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1893 Baffin Island, Canada - 1969 Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, Canada. Known for: Inuit etching, painting, drawing.
Parr (1893 - 1969). An important Inuit draftsman and printmaker, Parr (aka: E71022, aka: < ) was born on the southern coast of Baffin Island, Canada and died in Cape Dorset (a village on Baffin... Read full biography
Parr (1893 - 1969). An important Inuit draftsman and printmaker, Parr (aka: E71022, aka: < ) was born on the southern coast of Baffin Island, Canada and died in Cape Dorset (a village on Baffin Island) where he had lived since about 1961. He is the subject of an illustrated entry in the Canadian... Read full biography
Parr (1893 - 1969). An important Inuit draftsman and printmaker, Parr (aka: E71022, aka: < ) was born on the southern coast of Baffin Island, Canada and died in Cape Dorset (a village on Baffin Island) where he had lived since about 1961. He is the subject of an illustrated entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia; his works have been included in numerous major exhibitions; and examples of his drawings and prints are in the permanent collections of several important museums including the National... Read full biography
Parr (1893 - 1969). An important Inuit draftsman and printmaker, Parr (aka: E71022, aka: < ) was born on the southern coast of Baffin Island, Canada and died in Cape Dorset (a village on Baffin Island) where he had lived since about 1961. He is the subject of an illustrated entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia; his works have been included in numerous major exhibitions; and examples of his drawings and prints are in the permanent collections of several important museums including the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), the British Museum (London), and the Museum of Modern Art (New York City). (1)(2). Parr's mediums were graphite, colored pencil, felt-tip pen, wax crayon, oil pastel, charcoal, stonecut print*, stencil print* and etching*.... Read full biography
Parr (1893 - 1969). An important Inuit draftsman and printmaker, Parr (aka: E71022, aka: < ) was born on the southern coast of Baffin Island, Canada and died in Cape Dorset (a village on Baffin Island) where he had lived since about 1961. He is the subject of an illustrated entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia; his works have been included in numerous major exhibitions; and examples of his drawings and prints are in the permanent collections of several important museums including the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), the British Museum (London), and the Museum of Modern Art (New York City). (1)(2). Parr's mediums were graphite, colored pencil, felt-tip pen, wax crayon, oil pastel, charcoal, stonecut print*, stencil print* and etching*. His best known subjects were of hunting, Inuit genre and animals. His style is described as Primitive Art* or Inuit Art*. The AskAR... Read full biography
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Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Magic Marker, Sharpie, Felt-Tip Pen
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Stencil and/or Theorem, Pochoir Painting
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Eskimo, Inuit Culture: Genre and Figure
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
Art Teacher
- •Terrence Ryan
Added Description
- •Postage Stamp Designer
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Inuit, Eskimo
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts)
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Hamilton Art Gallery, Ontario
- •Inuit Modern: Sarick Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada